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Sawmill industry: sales like last year

Article by Martina Nöstler (translated by Eva Guzely) | 19.05.2020 - 10:54

From January to March, the German sawmill industry recorded € 1.18 billion in sales which remained exactly the same compared to the same period of 2019. This is according to Destatis. Compared to the first three months of 2018, this year’s sales grew by 4.7%. This year also saw the highest sales in a first quarter since records began in 2005. Considering the exceptional challenges due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the current economic situation, this is a remarkable development.

In March, sales amounted to € 417.5 million which is a slight increase year on year.

As always, you can find detailed figures in our Datacube in the section Time lines.